Lil Me
| Lil Me | ||||
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| Mixtape by Wiki | ||||
| Released | December 7, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2014–15 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 120:35 | |||
| Label | Letter Racer | |||
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| Wiki chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Lil Me | ||||
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Lil Me is the debut mixtape by American rapper Wiki.[1][2] It was released on December 7, 2015, by Letter Racer Records. It features guest appearances from his Ratking cohorts Hak and Sporting Life, as well as Skepta, Antwon, Micachu, and Nasty Nigel, among others. Wiki considers Lil Me to be his first "official solo project".[3] It has spawned three singles, "Livin' with My Moms", "Patience", and "3 Stories".
Release and promotion
On November 30, 2015, the lead single "Livin' with My Moms" was released along with a supporting music video.[4][5] On January 8, 2016, the deluxe edition of Lil Me was released digitally. It included the mixtape as well as lyrics, a digital booklet, a music video for the track "Crib Tax", and a bonus track "Hate is Earned" produced by Black Milk. On February 9, 2016, a music video for "Patience" was released. On March 18, 2016 a remix for the track "God Bless Me" featuring an additional verse from Antwon was released. On June 8, 2016, a music video for "3 Stories" was released.
Personnel
- Wiki - primary artist
- Sporting Life - executive producer, producer on tracks 1, 4-6, 9, 13, 15, featured artist on track 7
- Matt Lubanksy - executive producer
- Benamin - mixing, arrangements, congas on track 1
- Daddy Kev - mastering
- Andrew Kass - artwork
- Harry Fraud - producer on track 12, mixing, recording engineer
- Madlib - producer on track 1
- Isaac Sleator - synthesizer
- Nasty Nigel - featured artist on track 2
- Black Noi$e - producer on track 2
- Black Mack - producer on tracks 3 and 17
- King Krule - guitar on track 3
- Hak - featured artist on tracks 4 and 12
- Jadasea - featured artist on track 5
- Isaiah Barr - producer on track 5, piano on track 5, saxophone on tracks 5 and 8
- Micachu - featured artist and producer on track 6
- Skepta - featured artist on track 7
- SKYWLKR - producer on track 7
- DJ Lucas - producer on track 8
- Dev Hynes - bass on track 9
- Kaytranada - producer on tracks 10 and 14
- Antwon - featured artist on tracks 11 and 13
- Jesse James Solomon - featured artist on track 13
- Yung Gutted - producer on track 13
- Shawn Powers - background vocals on track 14
- Lee Bannon - producer on track 16
- Nick Hakim - background vocals on track 16
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "WikiFlag" |
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4:25 |
| 2. | "Livin' with My Moms" (featuring Nasty Nigel) | Black Noi$e | 5:10 |
| 3. | "Seedy Motherfucker" |
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4:08 |
| 4. | "Hit the L" (featuring Hak) |
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4:01 |
| 5. | "Old Blocks New Kids" (featuring Jadasea) |
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5:21 |
| 6. | "Cherry Tree" (featuring Micachu) |
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4:27 |
| 7. | "God Bless Me" (featuring Sporting Life & Skepta) | SKYWLKR | 4:54 |
| 8. | "Club Shit" |
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3:50 |
| 9. | "Lil Me" |
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3:45 |
| 10. | "3 Stories" |
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3:54 |
| 11. | "Whole Half" (featuring Antwon & Jesse James Solomon) | Yung Gutted | 4:26 |
| 12. | "Sunday School Dropout" (featuring Hak) | Harry Fraud | 4:40 |
| 13. | "Patience" (featuring Antwon) | Sporting Life | 3:59 |
| 14. | "Crib Tax" | Kaytranada | 3:52 |
| 15. | "Ioneedmuch" (featuring Teddy AF) | Sporting Life | 3:33 |
| 16. | "Sonatine" (featuring Slicky Boy) | Lee Bannon | 4:12 |
| 17. | "Sun Showers" (featuring Teddy AF) | Black Mack | 5:06 |
| 18. | "Spiritual Guidance from Aaron Bondaroff" | 46:43 | |
Total length: |
120:35 | ||
| Deluxe edition bonus track | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
| 19. | "Hate is Earned" | Black Milk | 1:29 |
Total length: |
122:04 | ||
- Notes
- "Crib Tax" contains background vocals from Shawn Powers.
- "Sonatine" contains background vocals from Nick Hakim.
References
- ↑ Caramanica, Jon (January 7, 2016). "Zhu, Chris Young and Wiki Release New Albums". The New York Times. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ Jenkins, Craig (December 7, 2015). "Stream Ratking Rapper Wiki's Blistering New Solo Mixtape 'Lil Me'". Vice. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Hip-Hop Heads Will Love Wiki' (RATKING) Solo Project 'Lil Me'". Vibe. December 7, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Ratking's Wiki Announces Solo Album Lil Me, Shares "Livin' With My Moms" Video". Pitchfork. November 30, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ Adams, Gregory (December 7, 2015). "Wiki 'Lil Me' (mixtape)". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 12, 2016.